"John McCain embarrasses himself in the Russian press by...
"...submitting an editorial to an online conspiracy site."
Senator John McCain, a man of his word, published his editorial — a stirring defense of the rights to free speech, dissent, and political expression — in Russia’s Pravda, just like he said he would.
One small problem: As people are now finally pointing out, this isn’t the famous Pravda. After the Soviet Union was made to collapse, its official propaganda organ was sold off and eventually closed. There is no more “Pravda,” omnipresent national newspaper in which the Kremlin disseminates the party line to the oppressed masses. There is now Pravda, the struggling, thrice-weekly organ of the remains of the Communist Party, and Pravda.ru, a sensationalistic online-only news site few people in Russia take seriously.
So, after Vladimir Putin published a provocative column in America’s most prominent and trusted newspaper, John McCain basically submitted his response to the Russian equivalent of The Daily Blaze. After you read his impassioned words, you can scroll down to Pravda’s enlightening “photos of celebrities” section. Or why not check out Lady Pravda for your love and beauty tips? McCain really couldn’t have found a better way to illustrate that he’s a befuddled Cold War relic with no idea whatsoever what Russia is like in 2013.
The rest: http://www.salon.com/2013/09/19/confused_senator_attempts_to_publish_column_in_communist_newspaper_from_distant_past/
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16.09.2013
We did not want to disclose in advance our agreements with McCain's spokesperson about the publication of his column. In light of recent events, I want to remind everyone that the Soviet Pravda has two successors now: Pravda.Ru and Pravda of the Communist Party. We proved at court that we were the same successor to newspaper Pravda, established in 1912, as the current, low-circulation press body of the Communist Party.
Can anyone tell me who Boris Komotsky is? On Sunday, various media outlets reported that he is the chief editor of the Pravda newspaper. I'm sorry, but when I was in the editorial staff of Pravda, I have not heard the name of the journalist. I worked there under the direction of Viktor Afanasiev, Gennady Seleznev, Yuri Zhukov and Vera Tkachenko - many of the legends of Pravda. Yet, I have never heard of someone named Komotsky.
Why should I speak about this little-known person anyway? It's because this man, who calls himself the chief editor of the Pravda newspaper, has decided that he had the right to joke about the name of Pravda.Ru by calling it "some editorial office of Oklahoma-City-Pravda."
Look, man, you came to the editors office of Pravda of the Communist Party after the office of the Soviet Pravda newspaper had been destroyed with the help of your party leader Gennady Zyuganov. You know nothing about the history of the dismemberment of the newspaper, the stump of which you administer.
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In any case, we informed Senator McCain's team that we were ready to publish his column. Given that Pravda.Ru is the absolute leader among Russian English-language media, with the exception of Russia Today, it is understandable why his spokesman reached the editor of our English version.
Let's wait for the column. As soon as the senator has it ready, we will publish it in two languages, and there will be something to discuss. If it does not materialize, it will become obvious that McCain was not ready to speak on the level of arguments. We will understand that as well.
Vadim Gorshenin
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Pravda.Ru
http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/16-09-2013/125664-pravda_mccain-0/